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Cancelled transactions

I guess this is a relatively trivial matter, but after selling on ebay for some 8 years, my irritation has reached the point that it would be helpful to have a bit of a rant. I was asked last night by a buyer of one of my designer garments to cancel ...

Resolved! 9.9 % final value fees

honestly 9.9 % final value fees has killed off a lot of sellers as you just cant cover those cost on an item.come on ebay at any one time there are millions of millions listings and even if only half of those listings sell wow what a great profit to ...

Paypal won't allow partial refund for payment?

I've never had this before. Went to issue a buyer a partial refund for postage via Paypal (which I do whenever someone doesn't wait for an invoice and overpays on postage), and it says "Note: you can only issue a full refund for this payment". Checke...

Copped my first Negative...

Well, it's finally happened, I copped my first negative in over 7 years selling on eBay. Called Customer Service to see if I can get the negative removed and was no help at all, stating that the buyer was reflecting on his experience. Negative feed b...

Paypal Fees & Charges

Hi there. Can someone please confirm if I have the correct information in relation to Paypal fees? Do they charge 2.4% of the payment you receive for your item plus 30c? CheersYellow

using a proxy server with ebay.

I had really bad sales the other day and decided to use a proxy server to check my listings. One came up with no Australian sellers at all. the second I tested seemed to have most (including mine)....I find this very strange....Any thoughts on this f...

paying my account

I have an account of $8.40 have been trying to pay saidn amount but cant seem to be able to do so when I go to pay it comes up in another launguage and I have no idea where to put my details I would appreciate it very much if some one could help me

Resolved! Changes to defective items policy

I was viewing some posts here last week, and skimmed over a post by a seasoned forum member who stated there will be changes to the defective product policy, is this true?Could someone explain in plain English what these changes will be?I sell cheap ...

Does the presentation of a successful written description on ebay rely on inference?

I believe it does. What about you? Some background below but I reckon "as you sow so shall you reap" to me has just not got the same sting as "as u so sew shall you repe" but by using some comprehension skills that create an inference I am able to re...

eBay 15% site wide promotion

I only noticed eBay had a 15% off coupon code a few days ago, and it ended after the 30th Sept. When did this promotion start, was it from the 1st of Sept? Did sellers notice any uptick in sales during this promotion?

Thanks Melanie from Australia post.... The proof of delivery to fight back this low life buyer !!

Hello there, Have been selling my stuff for a while and I just notice that au. Post is number 1 from all of the courier, good price with nice customer service…BIG BIG THANKS to a customer service from Australia post name : Melanie... I believe some o...

free listings

Hey everyone I had been having a good run with my listings and getting a few by invitation lately they have stopped I am just wondering if anyone has heard of any free listings that are available or upcoming. Thanks in advance

item case opened i added tracking but ebay reimbursed them why

Hi there I had an item that took longer than expected to get there I added tracking information and it them said waiting for a response from the buyer then I got an email saying that the full amount had been reimbursed but the items have been deliver...

Item sent but tracking etc not showing up

Hi I sent off an item via the ebay/Aust Post system and posted it through the red box in front of the PO and all the tracking shows it that the label has been initated etc but nothing else and the item was sent off more than a week ago so it should h...

slow postage time!!!

is it just me or is other sellers experiencing abuse from their buyers with Ausralia post delivery time.For the last 2 weeks i have lost count with the amount or customers who have contacted me complaining about their items not arriving or taking a l...

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